Which to use
“suplicar” and “suplico” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,561
- “suplicar” frequency rank
- #19,887
- “suplico” frequency rank
- 60448
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | suplicar | suplico |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pedir algo dando muestras de humildad. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de suplicar. |
Where the eye mixes suplicar and suplico
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. suplicar runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVC) against suplico's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between suplicar and suplico
A purely visual mix-up. suplicar ([supliˈkaɾ]) and suplico ([suˈpliko]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60448, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
suplicar is recorded at frequency rank #40,561, classified as averb, pronounced [supliˈkaɾ]. suplico is at rank #19,887, tagged as averb, pronounced [suˈpliko].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 60448, this pair ranks #58,930 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of suplicar vs suplico
Shared letters: cilpsu. Private to "suplicar": ar. Private to "suplico": o.
"suplicar" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "suplico" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "suplicar" for "suplico" ever safe?
Which is more common, "suplicar" or "suplico"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "suplicar" and "suplico" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "suplicar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "suplico" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #58,930 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "suplicar" and "suplico" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "suplicar vs suplicio". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #58,930 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.